DOVER — The combination of Dover-Sherborn's Grant Gregory and Bailey Laidman on Saturday was, in a word, dominant.

Not only did the two players score nine of the Raiders' 15 goals, but they also scored every goal in the second quarter to lead No. 1 Dover-Sherborn to a 15-4 victory over No. 6 Groton-Dunstable to capture the Division 3 Central/East championship.

Dover-Sherborn (17-3) will now pursue a third straight Division 3 state championship, starting with a state semifinal matchup against Mt. Greylock (date, time TBA).

Groton-Dunstable finished its season with a 12-9 record.

"They are both real hard workers," Dover-Sherborn coach Brian MacLaughlin said of the two players. "They both practice really hard and they both are shooting a bucket of balls every day and that's how you become a good shooter and scorer is by practicing."

Just 45 seconds into the game, Gregory roofed a ball into the top corner of the Groton-Dunstable net to give the Raiders an early 1-0 lead.

Following three more Dover-Sherborn goals, the second quarter began and the dynamic duo took over.

With the Raiders controlling possession for three straight minutes to start the second quarter, Gregory got a clear look and bounced a shot low into the net to take a 5-0 lead. Laidman then got into the act, scoring the next three goals for the Raiders.

The first came with a quick fire from the left side of the net into the top right corner. Just eight seconds later, Laidman retrieved the ball in front of the net with his back turned towards the goaltender. He swiftly flipped the ball behind his back and into the net to give the Raiders a 7-0 lead.

After a Groton-Dunstable goal, Laidman got his third goal of the quarter with two minutes remaining off another wrist shot into the top corner.

Then Gregory came back for more.

With 1:34 remaining in the half, Gregory bounced a low ball past the goaltender, and then with just 19 seconds remaining, he charged towards the crease and fired a ball into the back of the net to give the Raiders a commanding 10-1 lead going into halftime.

Both Gregory and Laidmain each added a goal in the second half. Gregory finished the game with five goals and four assists while Laidman finished with four goals and two assists.

"It definitely feels awesome coming onto the team and playing such a big role," Laidman said. "All of us worked real well together and we were able to put lots of goals in and it feels great to win."

Outside of Gregory and Laidman, the Raiders saw strong performances from many other players. Will Spangenberg finished the game with two goals and Chris Williams had two goals and an assist. John Hargreaves and Erik Patriquin each had a goal for D-S.

Page 2 of 2 - Starting goalie Jack Fontaine made nine saves for the Raiders, and gave up two goals in three quarters. Andrew Mallett replaced Fontaine in the fourth quarter and gave up two goals while making two saves.

The Raiders defense continually pressured Groton-Dunstable anytime it touched the ball, forcing mistakes and turnovers. G-D only mounted one goal in the first half and three in the second half, but its chances were few and far between for most of the day.

"We were pressing out and trying to force them to make bad passes and bad decisions," MacLaughlin said. "If you can stay on their gloves and force the other team to force passes, it makes it tough for the other team."

D-S will have a tough test against Mt. Greylock in its next matchup, as each comes out of its respective sectional as the top seed.

"I am happy to get this one," Gregory said. "But we still have our sights set on the state championship and we are going to keep working."